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Jan. 3, 1928. 1,655,245

5. RUSSO PORTABLE COMBINED PHONOGRAPH AND MOVING PICTURE MACHINE Filed March 24. 1927 INVENTOR BY Salvatore .Euaao,

A TORNE Y Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

UNITED STATES.

SALVATORE RUSSO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 013 MIGLLACCIO.

. 1,655,245 PATENT OFFICE.

ONE-HALF 'ro ARNOLD PORTABLE comnmnn P HoNocRAPH'aND MOVING-PICTURE macrfmn.

mama... filed March 24, 1927. Serial in. 177,946.

This invention relates to a new and useful device in'thenature of a-portable: combined phonograph and projecting machine, adapted for the purposeof projecting moving pic? .tures and producing phonographic *ac pmpaniment forthejf's'aid moving pictures.

- The object ofthe invention 15 to provide a portable device of the class describedf novel construction and arrangement of parts,

hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawcomprises a cabinet 10, or container, of box .members- 11, or legs.

iigr 1 is a front elevationalview'of my improved device. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side-elevational view partly shown in section, of the-mechanism as embodied in my improved device.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational detarl view of;- r the synchroniring.inechanism-as embodied in my improvcd device, a certain part 'bein shown-in section. .f Fig. 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view thereof, a certain part being shown in section.

As. here embodied my improved device like construction, of. any desirable suitable ornamental design, mounted on supporting The cabinet 10, is provided with suitable openings 12, in which electric light bulbs 13, are positioned, mounted in'the usual sockets and connected to any convenient source of electric current,

so as to provide additional ornamentaleffeet. The cabinet 10, is ofls'uitalfle size to accommodate orto house the-mechanism "as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawing. p

As here embodied the mechanism as embodied in my improved device comprises an electric motor 14, connected by means of theelectric cable 15,-to any suitable source of' electric current. The electric motor 14, is mounted on the base member 16. r The bevel pinion 17,-is attached to the armatureshaft 18 of the electric motor. 14 and meshes with a similar bevel pinion 19 attached to theshaft 20, rotatively mounted in the bracket- 21. The bracket 21 is mounted on the base member 16, and extends upwardly therefrom. The bevel pinion 22, is attachedto the shaft 20 and meshes with a similar bevel pinion 23 attached to the shaft 24 rotatively mounted in the bracket 21. The shaft 24 isadapted to removably receive the reel 25,

andl-isnprovided with a means of rotating the said reel 25, when the shaft 24, is -rota-ted or drive'nby the electric. motor 14. A similar. reel 26 is reinovably and rotatively mounted on. the shaft 27,- carried by the bracket 28. attached to the base member 16.

The above mentioned, reel 26, is adapted to hold the moving picture strip 29,.s'uch as commonly used for moving pictures or projecting machines, and-is extended overthe rollers 30 and 31 rotatively. mounted on the shafts carried by the brackets 32 and 33, attached to the bracket-21. The moving picture strip 29, is secured to the reel 25' in the usualman- '7 -ner.- .Thelens 34, is supported by, and is ataehed tothe bracket 35 mounted on the -bz'rse. member 16. The focusing lens36, is

mounted in the usual focusing holder-537,.

mounted on the extended element 38,0f "the bracket 35- g r The above described. construction. is such as w ll permit the electric motor 14, when rotatedto rotate the reel 25,- as a means of movingthe moving picture strip 29, so as to project, by means of the lenses 34 and'36, the pictures on the-stri 29, on a screen, such as usually provide for. this purpose. It should be understood that thebase member 16, is mounted in and secured :to the cabinet 10..

The pulley 39 is attached to 'theQabove mentionedarmature shaft 18, of thcfelectric motor 14.. The flexible member 40,. a belt. or the like, is extended over the pulley 3.9,

and over a similar p'ulley41, attached to the shaft 42. The shaft 42 is rotatively mounted inthe brackets 43 and. 44, attached to the base member 16. The bevel pinion 45, is. ataehed to the shaft' 42, and meshes with bevel gear46, attachedto the disc 47. The disc 47 ismounted on the shaft 48, .rotatively mounted in the bracket 49. The disc 47. is

provided withan "axial extended portion ucer 52, is mounted on the tively, adapted to cngagea portion of the ing adapted-to correspond with the mouth of the horn 55.

The above described constructioniis such 7 or the like, carried in the brackets 61 and 62,

slidably -'attached ,i-n' the above mentioned base member 16. Thearms 57 and 58 are provided with recesses 63 and 64, respecperiph'ery of the disc (35, or pulley, secured to the shaft 42. The adjusting member-66, is providcdfwithan intermediate enlargmlportion $57, preferably serrated. The adjusting member 66, is provided with oppositely extended elements ()8 and 69, having cut out or formed there on, a right hand thread andleft hand thread, -respect-ively,- adapted to engage in. threadedaape rtures formed in the block members 70. and 71. 'The.

block members/i0 and 71, are pivotally attached to the free extremities of the above mentionedarms 57 and 58, respectively.

Theabove described construction is such as will permit the arms ,57 'an'd58 to ehgage the disc 65, when the adjusting-member 6G,-

is rotated, as a means of irripeding'the speed of the-shaft 42 by changing. the slippage of belt 40, as a means synchronizing the above described phonograph withthe movin pictures being projected simultaneously.

The brackets 61 and 62 "are slidablein the base 16 by means of aslot 16' in the base engaged byslides 61'eand-62' projecting from the bracketS, and screw 16 serves .to lock the brackets in adjusted positions. The arms 57 and 58 are adjustable by means of port-ions thereof being slidablv engaged to each other as'at 57' and 58' and lockable in position by clamps 57" and 58. By changing the position of brackets Stand 62, and the lengths of arms 57 and 58, the eltective leverage on the wheel 65 may be adjusted. Y

Itis to be understood that'myinvcntionmay also be constructed together-with any suitable slot device which permits the operation of my device only upon the insertion of, a com.

\Vhile I have illustrated and described the preferred form, construction, and arrangement of the several elements employed, it

the periphery of said ingmemberconnected to the arms for changwill be understood that the ,device is nevertheless susceptible of considerable modifica-i machine having an operating shaft provided with a pulley, of'a phonograph having an o erating shaft, 9. pulleyon said phonograph siaft, a belt connecting the said pulle s, a disc on said phonogra h shaft, a l; brackets adjustably atta to the-brackets, and en aging a portion of drsq-and an adjust ing the pressure of the arms against the disc, to impede the speed of the phonograph -so-as to synchronize the' phonograph with the projecting machine,

2. The combination" with: a m eenm machine having anoperating shaft provided with a.pulley,.of a phonograph hay-'- ing an operating shaft, a pulley onsaiil phonograph shaft, a belt connecting the said pulleys, a disc on said phonograph shaft, a

base, brackets attached to the base, an upperv and a lower arm pivotally attached to the ortionof the an adjusting brackets, anden aging a periphery of .s al ,disc, an

member conhected'tothe arms for changing the pressure-0t thearms against the disc, to impede the speed of the phonograph, so as to synchronize the-phonographwith the projecting machine. r

- 3. The --comb ination with a pl'ujertinn machine having an operating shatt provided witha pulley, of a phonograph having an operatingshaft, a pulley on said phonograph shat t, a belt connecting the said )ulleys, a disc on said phonograph sha it. a raise, brackets .adjustably attached to the base, anlupper i-nd a lower arm pivotally attached to the brackets, and engaging a portion of the periphery of said disc, said arms being adjustable in length and an adjusting member connected to the arms for changing the pressure of the arms against the disc, to impede the speed of the phonograph. so as to synchronize the phonograph with the projecting machine. v

In testimonywhereof 'I have allixcd my signature.

. SALVATORE-I RUSSO.

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